2022 Antonelli Spoleto Trebbiano Spoletino Trebium

Viticulture: Certified Organic Soil type: Alluvial, Clay, Limestone, Sand Elevation: 200m - 300m Grapes: Trebbiano Spoletino (100% from massale selection of the best old Trebbiano Spoletino vines, grown according to the vine training system between maple trees.) Method of fermentation:  The grapes are hand-picked. Skin contact maceration, soft pressing, static cold clarification; fermentation in large oak barrels. It remains on the yeasts for 6 months, it is then bottle-aged. This is no ordinary Trebbiano. Named after Spoleto, the beautifully preserved ancient town in south central Umbria where this distinct cultivar of Trebbiano is abundant. Quality wine from Trebbiano Spoletino is becoming increasingly common. Italy has taken notice. It’s a fashionable grape there, likely to become increasingly so here, and with good reason. Antonelli’s version smells of white flowers, lemon thyme, and apple. The wine strikes a nice balance. Bright enough, sunny, but also ripe: easy to consume. I like that it’s not at all flashy, but still compelling: it’ll get you interested in a second glass.